The European Lottery Association would like to inform the general public that a number of organised criminal
groups are exploiting the Internet setting up so-called "lotteries". Also, we would like to warn the public that lottery
scams are becoming increasingly active and have launched their own websites:
www.delottonetherlands.net
www.delotto.itgo.com
These criminals proceed by informing their potential victim that he/she is the
lucky winner of a substantial prize (although they never bought or were
given a ticket entitling them to take part in a draw). The prize however cannot
be collected unless the victim pays a given amount (supposedly for taxes,
bank costs, delivery costs or insurance processing, etc.). Official lotteries of
course never ask for fees in advance for the supposedly paying out of the winning sum.
Generally, the potential victim is warned that the deadline for paying
these charges is imminent and that their right to collect the prize is about to
expire. Under no circumstances should you pay or divulge your bank details.
They operate in several countries worldwide, particularly in countries in
south-west Asia and the Pacific and on the American continent, however Europe is also affected.
Although local police and Interpol are informed, these individuals are hard to pin down as
they move around the world with ease using mobile phones, PO boxes,
provisional or false addresses andn regularly modify the names of their socalled
"lotteries". They tend to use names evoking real official state lotteries and forge printed sheets
and signatures of banks and other institutions.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) In the United States reports that Americans lose
approx. $120 million a year in foreign lottery scams. (many of these originate in Canada and the
Ottawa Interpol office is actually trying to do something about this). North American
scam victims now have the possibility of filing a complaint through the FTC web site:
http://www.ftc.gov/ or by reporting these by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-
877-382-4357).
You can also consult the New Zealand government site Scam Watch whichissues warning about
these Spanish and Dutch lottery frauds:
http://www.consumerministry.govt.nz/scams/scamwatchspanishlotteries.html
LIST OF KNOWN SCAM LOTTERIES
CRYSTAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CRYSTAL TRUST AGENCY
CYBER BIJ LOTTO / BRABANT INTERNATIONAL BV
DAYZERS GLOBE PROMO LOTTERY
DAYZERS LOTERIJ NL
DAYZERS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
DE LOTTO NETHERLANDS SPEEPSTAKES
DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AGENCY
EARTHLINK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
EL GORDO INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE
EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY
EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY
EL GORDO LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES
EL MUNDO LOTTO COMPANY
EL MUNDO SPANISH LOTTERY COMPANY
EQUITY TRUST CONSTULTANCY
EURO CRESS INTERNATIONAL
EUROPEAN GLOBAL LOTTERY
EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
EURO CRESS INTERNATIONAL
EUROPEAN LOTTERY COMMISSION
EUROPEAN LOTTERIES C/O Winterthur Segures S.A.
EUROPEAN LOTTERY LEAGUE
EUROPEAN LOTTERY GUILD
EUROPEAN LOTTERY SYNDICATE
EUROPEAN PROCESSING CENTRE
FILTER LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
GOLDEN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY
GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
GLOBAL TRUST
INTERNATIONAL DE LOTORIMATIVAOES
INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO
LOTTERY PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES
LOTTERY WINNERS INTERNATIONAL
LOTTO INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL
LUCKYDAY NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
MACRO STAKES LOTTERY SWITZLERLAND
MORE WINNING SUPER LOTTO
NTL SECURITIES AND TRUST CO.
OY KEIKKAUS NL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
OY KEIKKAUS CH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
ONCE EUROPEAN LOTTERY
OVERSEAS STAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PHANTOM LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY
SPRINT SECURITIES
SUNSWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY
SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY STAKE
SUNSET GAMES SOUTH AFRICA
UNIVERSAL LOTTERY INTERANTIONAL
UNIVERSAL PROMOTIONS SWITZERLAND
UNIVERSAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
UNIVERSAL STAKES LOTTERY
WERKEN BIJ DE LOTTO
WORLDNET LOTTERY PROMO
ZAP WORLD
ZAP WORLD AGENCY/LOTTERY INT. PROMOTION
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